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San Angelo, TX     Wed Aug 28, 2024     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, August 28, 2024

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs under 100 lbs
15.00 higher, heavier lambs 3.00-9.00 lower; slaughter ewes 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 120-155 lbs 156.00-171.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 182.50-205.00; 85 lbs 199.00;
                100-110 lbs 159.00-175.00. hair 67 lbs 172.00; 80 lbs
                175.00; 106 lbs 141.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  hair 50-60 lbs 217.00-231.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-228.00;
                70-80 lbs 208.00-221.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-180.00; 95 lbs
                174.00. wooled and shorn 73 lbs 210.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 105.00-125.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                75.00-100.00, hair 121.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 100.00, hair
                95.00; Cull 1 hair 75.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  Good 2-3 (fleshy) hair 121.00-122.50; Utility and Good 1-3
                (medium flesh) 86.00, hair 80.00-87.50; Cull and Utility
                1-2 (very thin) hair 40.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  30-40 lbs 185.00-205.00; 50-60 lbs 195.00-225.00. hair 31
                lbs 195.00; 45 lbs 175.00; 55-65 lbs 185.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  hair 30-40 lbs 267.50-290.00; 40-50 lbs 225.00-257.00.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  young 144 lbs 70.00/cwt.
  Buffalo, MO:  young hair 100-125 lbs 147.00-175.00/cwt; middle age hair
                117 lbs 115.00/cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 24,000 compared with 23,000 last week and 23,000 for the same
period last year.

Source:  USDA-LPG Market News, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder, 325-450-4265
         www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn